The phenomenon of subsurface chlorophyll maximum layers (SCMLs) is not a unique
ecological response to environmental conditions; rather, a broad range of interacting …

The study of vertical migrations in aquatic organisms has a long and colourful history, much
of it to do with the effects of changing sampling technology on our understanding of the …

Diatoms are the most recent major algal lineage added to the geological record, appearing
more than 200 million years ago. They are stramenopile protists resulting from a secondary …

Size‐fractionated chlorophyll concentration and phytoplankton absorption spectra were
compared for a wide variety of natural communities. We found that, in general, when …

Salinity has been suggested as being a controlling factor for blooms of N2-fixing
cyanobacteria in estuaries. We tested the effect of salinity on the growth, N2 fixation, and …

Nitrogen (N) limitation significantly increased the sensitivity of photosynthesis to inhibition by
ultraviolet radiation (UV) in two estuarine dinoflagellates, Akashiwo sanguinea …

Abstract Models used to predict future ocean ecosystem and biogeochemical behaviour
depend on simplified ecological frameworks allowing the definition of plankton functional …

The origins of sapropels (sedimentary layers rich in organic carbon) are unclear, yet they
may be a key to understanding the influence of climate on ocean eutrophication, the …

To understand the population dynamics of phytoplankton species contributing to harmful
algal blooms (HABs), we focus on physiological, biochemical, and behavioral features of …

Knowledge of the morphology, taxonomy, physiology, ecology and palaeoecology of the
filamentous freshwater diatom Aulacoseira subarctica (O. Müller) Haworth is reviewed from …